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Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch | |
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| Born | 2 September 1853 Münster, Germany |
| Died | 20 December 1936 Berlin, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation(s) | Arachnologist, Entomologist, Anthropologist |
| Employer(s) | Museum für Naturkunde Berlin (Curator, 1878–1921) |
| Known for | Extensive work on spiders, contributions to entomology, research on sexuality |
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| Alma mater | Friedrich Wilhelm University, Berlin |
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| Notable works | Das gleichgeschlechtliche Leben der Kulturvölker (1906), Das gleichgeschlechtliche Leben der Naturvölker (1911) |
Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch (2 September 1853, in Münster – 20 December 1936, in Berlin) was a German arachnologist, entomologist and anthropologist. He also wrote on human and animal sexual diversity with his mother's maiden name included as Ferdinand Karsch-Haack from around 1905.